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Stop Procrastination and Take Action by: Greg Frost
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| Tuesday, October 28, 2008 |
Procrastination is a bad habit that can turn into a spiral of decline fast travel. It begins in good faith, as an avoidance of tasks and responsibilities must be fulfilled, but if allowed to develop can turn into a bad habit. There are many negative and harmful effects of procrastination, and it is essential that you learn to recognize the signs and take steps to stop procrastinating.
If you recognized that you have a problem, its time to get seated and did something about it. Do not let procrastination ruin your life, relationships and work. Here are some suggestions that we encourage you to stop procrastinating.
Tip # 1: positive thinking
There is no vocabulary such as "can not be done." Your responsibilities can be done, whatever the challenge and they seem initially May. Remind yourself that you can do, and you choose to do so. Recognizing that drag is bad for you, and you choose to overcome, either by talking to someone you trust to guide you, or by other means of self-help. The key here is that you want to overcome your habit of dragging, and you choose to take positive steps to do so.
Tip 2: Be well equipped
Being part of any task is having the right tools to do so. Make sure you are well equipped mentally and physically. If it is an assignment is due, make sure you've done your research, talked to or guardians or supervisors that you mentioned. Establish a timetable to help you plan what should be done and what you have to do to accomplish your task.
No 3: be realistic
It is impossible to be quite suddenly procrastinating. Understand that this is as much a bad habit like smoking or drugs, and you need time to overcome this problem. Prepare yourself realistic goals and to establish a diagram showing the improvement of you. Give yourself rewards for finishing tasks on time and before deadlines. Regarding your responsibilities, make realistic plans on doing about them. Do not expect to finish a 10,000 word assignment in a day, but the space on your preparation and actual work on a reasonable time.
No 4: priority
You have a dozen tasks, but you need to pick one. And that's where you started to drag, choosing the easiest and least consequential task. Develop a list of things to do, and mark each item as urgent, important and unimportant. Are the tasks that are urgent and important first. Plan your time wisely and allow for breaks, which are equally important for you to unwind and relax your mind so as not too stressed.
Tip # 5: Take small steps
There is no need to set yourself the task of amplifying Everest, when you have difficulty climbing two flights of stairs. You overcome the bad habit of hanging, we must not expect miracles to happen just because you decided to act and stop procrastinating. For each task seems Herculean May, broken down into small parts and components that can be achieved separately. On the achievement of these small parts, instead of trying to conquer the entire project at once. You will find it easier to manage and less intimidating, and succeed at each step, you motivate them to give you a pat on the back.
It is possible to overcome procrastination, you just put in your back and persevere. Use these 5 tips to stop procrastination and take action today. |
posted by neptunus @ 10:12 PM
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